Assistant Principal/Activities Director - Vacancy ID: 215088

Job Goal:  The Assistant Principal is an instructional leader whose primary responsibility is to assist in establishing, maintaining, and supporting a positive student growth culture.  The Assistant Principal collaborates with building and District staff to implement curriculum and instructional programs that support every student, every day.  Leading Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) is at the core of our work, contributing to the success of all learners.

Qualifications:  

• Masters degree in educational leadership, curriculum and instruction, or related area.

• Currently hold or eligible to hold a Wisconsin DPI certification as a Principal.

• Minimum five years of successful experience serving as an educator.  High School and leadership experience preferred.

• Possess a working knowledge of the WI DPI Educator Effectiveness System, critical thinking process, enhanced student engagement, and an understanding of the Equitable Multi-Level Systems of Support (EMLSS) process.

• Possess a demonstrative ability to supervise staff.

• Demonstrative ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports to:  Middle School Principal.

Job Responsibilities:  

1. Assists in the supervision of all school operations and instructional programming for grades 6-8.
2. Develops, executes, and monitors the annual School Improvement Plan (SIP) in collaboration with other building administrators.
3. Leads change and has the ability to influence, motivate and model systems thinking for all staff.
4. Helps to establish, maintain, and support a positive student growth culture fostering a shared commitment of high expectations for student growth, achievement, and high standards of teaching and learning.
5. Provides leadership in the areas of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS), and other research-based frameworks and strategies.
6. Collaborates with teachers to examine student and school data to measure student learning and growth, identify achievement & opportunity gaps, and develop strategic interventions that improve learning and close identified gaps.
7. Observes instruction and provides ongoing feedback and coaching to teachers and other staff supporting professional growth leading to high student growth. 
8. Assists in monitoring the daily school schedule and ensures instructional time is maximized.  
9. Assumes primary responsibility in the scheduling of class and support staff assignments.
10. Administers the program of daily attendance and takes corrective measures for violations of attendance rules and procedures.
11. Leads supervision and scheduling for support staff employees.
12. Assists in the recruiting, screening, hiring, assigning and evaluating of the school’s staff; both certified and support staff.
13. Assumes primary responsibility in the scheduling and supervision of extra-curricular school activities and coaches.
14. Participates in administrative team meetings and other such meetings as required or appropriate for successful administration of the school.  Serves as a member of the Building Leadership Team, Building Guiding Coalition, and PBIS Team.
15. Abides by all applicable rules, regulations, policies, and statutes for the position.
16. Performs other administrative duties as required.

Physical Requirements:  

This work regularly requires sitting, standing, walking, speaking, hearing and occasionally requires  pushing, pulling, lifting, and operating machines; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, and observing general surroundings and activities; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. school offices/ classrooms/ passageways).

The School District of New Richmond prides itself on a long history of academic excellence and vast programming.  The implementation of a new strategic plan, the growth we are experiencing as a district, and our fearless pursuit of excellence make the district an exciting place to be.  The School District of New Richmond is the largest employer in New Richmond, WI, and consists of over 450 staff and over 3500 students.  New Richmond, Wisconsin, is  located approximately 40 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and is nicknamed “The City Beautiful” for its trails and parks.